Sehnsucht (Longing)
Director:
Valeska Grisebach
Producer:
Peter Rommel
Cast:
Andreas Müller
Ilka Welz
Anett Dornbusch
Erika Lemke
Markus Werner
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Running Time: 88 min
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A man and a woman live in a small village. They have loved each other since they were children and are inseparable. One day, the man goes to away to a training weekend in a neighboring town. After a night of heavy drinking, he wakes up in another woman’s apartment. He can barely remember what happened and his efforts to find out lead to a passionate affair. But this does not change his love for his wife, not even for a moment. However, try as he might, he cannot find his way back into his old life.
Winner Grand Prix Asturias
Best Feature
Gujón International Film Festival
Winner Warsaw International Film Festival 2006
Special Jury Award
Quotes:
“With its drastic conclusion, the film is as startling in its way as in a Michael Haneke film.”
- Jonathan Romney, Screen International Berlin daily
“Grisebach’s shooting style, somewhere between a good-looking documentary and the character-driven, observational approach of Belgium’s Dardenne brothers, sneaks up on the audience in a mysterious way.”
- Derek Elley, Variety